Primeira Liga · Matchweek 9 · Oct 8

Benfica - Rio Ave

Benfica beat Rio Ave 4-2 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 9).

🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica 👤 Referee: Manuel Oliveira
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2026
Benfica 7
Oct 18who was on topJan 17
Rio Ave 0
7 Benfica 2 draw 0 Rio Ave
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
225total goals
5/0clean sheets
5-0Benfica best win · Oct 27
%89 Over 1.5 8/9
%44 Over 2.5 4/9
%33 Over 3.5 3/9
%44 BTTS 4/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Benfica at home4 matches
3W 1D 0L 12:2
Rio Ave at home5 matches
0W 1D 4L 3:10
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Benfica3W 2D 0L Rio Ave1W 2D 2L
2.20 1.00 Points per game
11 5 Goals scored
5 6 Goals conceded
1.81 1.50 xG average
1.27 1.48 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
9.6 5.8 Corners
1.6 2.2 Cards
Benfica6W 3D 1L Rio Ave4W 3D 3L
2.10 1.50 Points per game
21 10 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
1.74 1.42 xG average
1.35 1.38 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%80 %40 Over 2.5
8.5 5.4 Corners
2.3 3.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Benficain the table87pts
34matches 28-3-3W-D-L 82:20goals +62diff
WDWWW
12Rio Avein the table40pts
34matches 10-10-14W-D-L 36:43goals -7diff
DLLDW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
2.33 0.95 Points per game
1.98 1.03 xG average
0.91 1.93 xGA average
%52 %10 Clean sheets
%48 %52 BTTS
%62 %67 Over 2.5
6.3 3.8 Corners
2.1 2.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 17 Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica Primeira Liga
Sep 23 Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Mar 16 Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica Primeira Liga
Oct 27 Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
May 17 Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica Primeira Liga
Jan 14 Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Apr 2 Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica Primeira Liga
Mar 1 Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
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